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    T61p third party battery

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by truelies, Feb 22, 2014.

  1. truelies

    truelies Notebook Consultant

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    Any experience on T61p third party battery? the quality of original one is very bad.
     
    truelies, Feb 22, 2014
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  2. ajkula66

    ajkula66 Courage and Consequence

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    How old is the original one? Which manufacturer and how many cycles on it?

    I'd advise against use of third-party batteries on ThinkPads of almost any era.
     
    ajkula66, Feb 22, 2014
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    Tsunade_Hime such bacon. wow

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    Him saying the original one being bad, 99% chance it's a Sanyo battery. My 4:3 T60 had a Panasonic 6 cell battery, still held up 75% cell count til I sold it.

    As George (ajkula66) points out, avoid 3rd party batteries at all costs. Lenovo is pretty picky about batteries. Not to talk about all the cheap and crappy manufacturers out there. By the time you pay money for a decent 3rd party one, it is the same price as an OEM one.
     
    Tsunade_Hime, Feb 22, 2014
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    ZaZ Super Model Super Moderator

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    Third party batteries in my experience tend to wear more quickly and offer less battery battery life.
     
    ZaZ, Feb 23, 2014
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